Giant 'dinosaur-looking' gator found on Florida golf course shocks natives

[Cigar]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2145352

A massive dinosaur-like alligator found crawling on a Florida golf course has even the natives shocked.

The giant prehistoric-looking gator was spotted last weekend at the Myakka Pines Golf Club near the Gulf Coast, moving from one pond to another, the Englewood club posted on Facebook.

"Another view of the Gator on the course yesterday," Myakka Pines wrote. "What a dinosaur looking reptile!"

The gator, estimated to be about 13-feet long, has been calling the golf course home for the last week, Myakka Pines general manager Mickie Zada told the Daily News.

[PolWatch]

yipes!

[Captain Obvious]

[sachem]

Kill it!!

[southwest88]

Great! This critter is big enough, can we train him (& his brethren) to go & find & eat all the monster pythons, boas, constrictors, etc. in southern FL?

& which tastes better anyway - the snakes or the 'gators? Or do they all taste like chicken?

Either way, I say the 'gator has right of precedence. So the 'gators should stay, & the alien snakes, etc. become 'gator chum.

[Max Rockatansky]

They taste like chicken!

Gators walk like that. There used to be a 15 footer on the NAS Jacksonville golf course. It was treated like any other obstacle. The base was next to the St. Johns river where gators were pretty common.

Here's a video of walking gator:

[Max Rockatansky]

Great! This critter is big enough, can we train him (& his brethren) to go & find & eat all the monster pythons, boas, constrictors, etc. in southern FL?

& which tastes better anyway - the snakes or the 'gators? Or do they all taste like chicken?

Either way, I say the 'gator has right of precedence. So the 'gators should stay, & the alien snakes, etc. become 'gator chum.

Yes and they all taste like chicken.

[Redrose]

We were playing gold in Florida about 15 years ago. The hole we were on has a pond on it. I was lining up my shot with my back to the pond, my husband was always hurrying me to make my shot, as he was doing this time, and as usual I was ignoring him. Finally he said in a loud voice, "hit the damn ball and get in the damn cart". I swung, made a lousy shot and got in the cart very annoyed at him. I asked why he was being such a jerk, and he said look behind you, there was a 7-8 foot alligator walking from the pond to exactly where my ball was. I was furious at him. I said, "next time the hell with the shot, just yell ALLIGATOR".

[Bob]

yipes!

Can't speak for Gators but the Crocodiles get to over 22 feet long.

Giant croc.jpg

[Bob]

We were playing gold in Florida about 15 years ago. The hole we were on has a pond on it. I was lining up my shot with my back to the pond, my husband was always hurrying me to make my shot, as he was doing this time, and as usual I was ignoring him. Finally he said in a loud voice, "hit the damn ball and get in the damn cart". I swung, made a lousy shot and got in the cart very annoyed at him. I asked why he was being such a jerk, and he said look behind you, there was a 7-8 foot alligator walking from the pond to exactly where my ball was. I was furious at him. I said, "next time the hell with the shot, just yell ALLIGATOR".

Here in CA, we are comfortable with earth quakes. You all are comfortable with very large reptiles. Go figure.

I saw some captive Gators not far from Miami and some out in the wild when riding the airboat. It was amazing the way some guy handled gators and handled them a lot.

I saw recently on TV a program featuring swimming with alligators. Seems you can get into the water and swim with them and not get hurt.

I posted a photo of a super Crock so won't post it here. But check it out above this post.